Something to Think About: a blog on end of life

Approaching Death
A Hospice With Integrity by Barbara Karnes, RN

A Hospice With Integrity

Be the best hospice you can possibly be, provide the highest quality of care with the most compassionate, caring staff your area has to offer. Build a reputation within the...

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Calories Count by Barbara Karnes, RN

Calories Count

When living with a life threatening illness we are eating for two---our physical body and our disease. In most cases the disease eats before we do. If we don’t eat,...

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Nursing Home Blues, Part 2 by Barbara Karnes, RN

Nursing Home Blues, Part 2

...Fortunately, I suppose, my mother is now bed-bound and we were able toget Hospice to help out, so she now fits the bill for a 'model patient'... but itstill seems...

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The Nursing Home Blues by Barbara Karnes, RN www.bkbooks.com

The Nursing Home Blues

As we get older, life presents us with different challenges. We adapt to them in the same way we have lived our life and dealt with all the challenges in...

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How Do I Pick A Good Hospice? by Barbara Karnes, RN  www.bkbooks.com

How Do I Pick a Good Hospice?

There have been many changes in hospice care since it began. Some for the better, some not so much. What I am suggesting as representing a “good” hospice is becoming...

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